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1. The compass point that is one point west of due south.
4. Melon having yellowish rind and whitish flesh.
10. A state of southwestern India.
13. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
14. A kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term).
15. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
16. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
17. An old Scottish coin of little value.
18. A crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry.
19. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
21. Mar or spoil the appearance of.
23. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
26. A motley assortment of things.
28. A Louisianian descended from Acadian immigrants from Nova Scotia (`Cajun' comes from `Acadian').
31. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
32. The capital of Western Samoa.
35. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
36. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
39. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
42. Lower in esteem.
44. A rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials.
45. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
46. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
47. Of or relating to Fabianism.
49. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
53. An honorary arts degree.
56. A coral reef off the southern coast of Florida.
57. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
61. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
62. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
63. United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1903- ).
65. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
66. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
67. Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality.
68. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Indicating the most important performer or role.
2. English monk and scholar (672-735).
3. Gully or streambed in North Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season.
4. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
5. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
6. Sprinkled with seed.
7. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
8. English monk and scholar (672-735).
9. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
10. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
11. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
12. The highest level or degree attainable.
20. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
22. Loose or flaccid body fat.
24. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
25. Australian moundbird.
27. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
29. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
30. Horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits.
33. Informal terms for money.
34. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
37. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
38. Mixed with impurities.
39. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
40. Type genus of the Amiidae.
41. Hard fiber used in making coarse twine.
42. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
43. An enclosed space.
48. Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of Dadaism in Zurich.
50. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
51. Flemish painter who was a founder of the Flemish school of painting and to have pioneered modern techniques of oil painting (1390-1441).
52. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
54. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
55. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
58. A long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head.
59. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
60. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
64. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
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